Thai ‘red shirts’ take up fight to defend PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra say they will take to the streets as moves to impeach her gather pace, raising the specter of confrontation with protesters who helped scupper a February election she had been ex…
Beirut gunfight between Assad supporters and opponents kills one
REUTERS – One person was killed and 10 people were wounded in clashes in south Beirut on Sunday between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rival fighters, security sources said.
Gunmen Kill Two In Attack On Church Near Kenya’s Mombasa – Witnesses
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Two gunmen stormed a church near the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Sunday and shot indiscriminately at worshippers, killing two people and wounding others, witnesses said.
Boat accident In western Uganda kills at least 19: police
KAMPALA (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed and dozens of others were missing on Saturday after a boat carrying mostly Congolese refugees capsized in a lake that runs along the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, police said.
Taiwan leader says protest-hit China trade pact vital for economy
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Sunday that the island needed to pass a contentious trade pact with China for the sake of its economy, and called on protesters who have occupied parliament in protest to respect democracy and le…
Philippine security forces arrest top communist leaders
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines security forces arrested the country’s top communist leaders on Saturday, a week ahead of the 45th anniversary of the group’s armed struggle when it is expected to launch attacks on government targets, head of the armed f…
Venezuela death toll rises to 34 as troops and protesters clash
CARACAS (Reuters) – Three Venezuelans died from gunshot wounds during protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, witnesses and local media said on Saturday, pushing the death toll from almost two months of anti-government demonstrations to 34…
Rebels battle for Syria border post near Mediterranean
(Reuters) – Islamist fighters in Syria battled President Bashar al-Assad’s forces for control of a border crossing with Turkey close to the Mediterranean on Saturday, part of an offensive aimed at opening up a rebel link to the sea.
Protesters in Chile keep heat on Bachelet to make good on reforms
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Chile on Saturday to press center-left President Michelle Bachelet to follow through with ambitious reforms she pledged before assuming power less than two weeks ago.
Anti-austerity protest turns violent in Spanish capital
MADRID (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards rallied in Madrid on Saturday against poverty and EU-imposed austerity in a largely peaceful protest later marred by violent clashes in which police fired rubber bullets.
